Sunday, January 23, 2011Israel’s internal inquiry into killing of humanitarian aid workers finds no wrongdoingIMEMC - Sunday January 23, 2011 - 19:21, The commission created by the Israeli government to ‘investigate’ the Israeli attack on a humanitarian aid flotilla in international waters in May 2010 has issued its first report, claiming that Israeli soldiers “acted in self defense”. The “internal investigation” has been called into question by international bodies for its failure to interview any of the hundreds of witnesses on the ships, relying only on the testimonies of the soldiers themselves.

Two Settlers, Detained By P.A Police In Nablus, Handed Over To IsraelIMEMC - Sunday January 23, 2011 - 11:39, After a group of extremist settlers went to the northern West Bank city of Nablus reportedly to visit Joseph’s Tomb, when Palestinian police arrested two of them as they did not coordinate the visit with the Israeli and the Palestinian Coordination Offices. The Israeli army arrested six while the two arrested by P.A police were later handed to Israel.

Two Workers Wounded By Army Fire Near HebronIMEMC - Sunday January 23, 2011 - 10:31, Palestinian medical sources reported Sunday that two workers were shot and wounded by Israeli army fire south of Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank.

'What more can I give?'1/24/2011 - DUBAI (AFP) -- Palestinian negotiators offered in 2008 to cede vast swathes of annexed East Jerusalem in peace talks with Israel, Al-Jazeera news channel reported on Sunday, citing "secret documents."Chief PLO negotiator Saeb Erakat, however, questioned on the Doha-based channel, said the Palestinian leadership had "nothing to hide" and dismissed most of the report as.... Related: AlJazeera: "The biggest Yerushalayim"

Soldier shoots Palestinians at Hebron checkpoint1/23/2011 - HEBRON (Ma'an) - Israeli soldiers shot and injured two Palestinian workers Sunday morning in the occupied West Bank, medics said. Israel's military said they sped through a checkpoint. Muhammad Al-Qimary, 25, was treated for a gunshot wound to the foot and Akram Jamil Samamra, 28, for injuries to the torso that he....

Prison service cancels family visits at Nafha jail1/23/2011 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) - Israel's prison service informed the Red Cross that family visits for Palestinian prisoners held at Nafha prison scheduled for Sunday were cancelled. Activist in Palestinian prisoners affairs Muyassar Atiyani told Ma'an that the decision came to punish prisoners after they carried out comprehensive strike on Friday and....

Israel probe: Gaza flotilla raid was 'legal'1/23/2011 - By Sara HusseinJERUSALEM (AFP) - An Israeli probe ruled on Sunday that a May 2010 raid on Gaza-bound aid ships that killed nine Turks was in keeping with international law, a finding which "stunned and dismayed" Ankara. In its preliminary findings released the same day, a Turkish investigation said Israeli troops had used "disproportionate" force in.... Related: Israel probe report on flotilla raid due

Islamic Jihad: PA responsible for assault on leader1/23/2011 - JENIN (Ma'an) - The Islamic Jihad movement said Saturday that Palestinian Authority security services were responsible for an assault by masked men against Sheikh Khadr Adnan, one of the movement's West Bank leaders. A statement from Islamic Jihad claimed that several masked assailants attacked Sheikh Adnan at his place of work in....

PA returns settlers who entered Nablus1/23/2011 - NABLUS (Ma'an) -- Palestinian Authority security on Saturday night detained two Israeli settlers who attempted to visit Joseph's Tomb near Nablus in the northern West Bank. Fifteen settlers arrived in the village of Kafr Qallil before midnight and clashed with locals, officials said. Youths pelted the settlers with stones forcing them to....

Egypt says Palestinian group behind church bombing1/23/2011 - CAIRO (AFP) -- Egyptian Interior Minister Habib Al-Adly said Sunday that a Palestinian group was behind the New Year's church attack in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria that killed more than 20 people." The Palestinian Islamic Army, which has links to Al-Qaeda, is behind the attack on the Al-Qiddissin church in Alexandria," Adly said....

Workers union slams PA over ongoing rise in prices1/23/2011 - NABLUS (Ma'an) -- The ongoing price rise in Palestinian markets now includes local products, after the Jerusalem Cigarette Co. announced officially Sunday that the company's brands would go up. Sources in the company said prices of all seven brands of cigarettes they produce will increase. Imperial and Alia will be sold for....

Report: Palestinians to set currency this year1/23/2011 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- The Palestine Monetary Authority will in the coming months set the framework for issuing a new currency, a Palestinian Authority official said Saturday."This year will be one of deciding on the monetary regime for the Palestinian state," Ramallah Gov. Jihad Al-Wazir told Bloomberg news. Before the Palestine Pound can be....

Peppers to be exported from Gaza for first time1/23/2011 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) - Israeli authorities decided to partly open the Kerem Shalom and Karni crossings between Israel and the Gaza Strip on Sunday for deliveries of goods, humanitarian aid and fuel while limited quantities of flowers and peppers will be exported to Europe. Palestinian liaison official Raed Fattouh said that 160-170 truckloads....

France urges resumption of Middle East peace talks1/23/2011 - AMMAN, Jordan (AFP) -- France is ready to host another donor conference for Palestinians if the Palestinian-Israeli peace process is resumed, Foreign Minister Michele Alliot-Marie has said. France is "available to organise a second conference of donors," and "we are ready to host them in Paris," Alliot-Marie said during a meeting with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas....

Israel probe report on flotilla raid due1/23/2011 - JERUSALEM (AFP) -- A commission probing Israel's deadly 2010 raid on a flotilla of aid ships trying to reach Gaza was to release its first report on Sunday, and was expected to exonerate the military of any wrongdoing. The commando raid on the group of aid ships killed nine Turkish activists, souring previously strong.... Related: Israel probe: Gaza flotilla raid was 'legal'

Crisis looming between PA and teachers1/23/2011 - BETHLEHEM (Ma-an) -- The Palestinian teachers' union on Sunday issued the Palestinian Authority a time limit to improve workers' salaries and allowances. Union leaders met in Ramallah and released a statement calling on the PA to fulfill its promises and improve salaries by February 6." As a result of the government's failure....

Man sentenced to 12 years on treason charge1/23/2011 - QALQILIYA (Ma'an) -- A Palestinian Authority court on Sunday sentenced a man to 12 years hard labor in prison on a charge of treason. Three judges presided over the court in the West Bank city of Qalqiliya, and reduced a life sentence to 12 years due to the young age of the man. Qalqiliya....

PA accuses Hamas of firing medical staff1/23/2011 - NABLUS (Ma'an) -- The Palestinian Authority Health Ministry on Sunday released the names of employees who it claimed were dismissed by security forces in Gaza. The Ramallah ministry demanded that the employees were reinstated to their positions in medicine warehouses in the Gaza Strip to facilitate the provision of medicine to residents. The ministry....

Police exhume teenager's body in Hebron1/23/2011 - HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Palestinian security forces on Sunday exhumed the body of a teenager buried Friday, police said. Police chief Ramadan Awad said the criminal intelligence department received information that a family near Hebron buried their 18-year-old son on Friday morning. The family did not follow legal procedures, which require that a doctor....

Former PLC member dies1/23/2011 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Former Palestinian Legislative Council member Beshara Daoud died on Sunday aged 75 in the West Bank city of Beit Jala, near Bethlehem. Daoud was elected in the first legislative vote held after the establishment of the Palestinian Authority. He was known for his struggle against Israel's occupation. In the....

Christian leader backs Hariri for Lebanon PM1/23/2011 - BEIRUT (AFP) -- Lebanese Christian leader Samir Geagea called on Saturday for caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri to be re-appointed as government leader as the country's political groups jockeyed for power." We are in a tense conflict over every parliamentary vote," Geagea told a news conference at his residence in Maarab, 25 kilometers (15....

Hezbollah chief to address Lebanon crisis1/23/2011 - BEIRUT (AFP) -- Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah will give a televised speech on Sunday to address a deepening political crisis in Lebanon, the powerful Shiite party said in a statement." Nasrallah will appear on Al-Manar TV at 8:30 p. m. Sunday to address the current situation and developments in Lebanon," read the brief statement, referring....

Gaza flotilla report proves Israel is a law-abiding country, Barak saysHa'aretz - Balad MK Hanin Zuabi, who took part in the flotilla, says report completely ignored the killing of nine Turkish activists during the May 2010 raid., First part of Turkel Commission report finds that Israel's naval blockade of Gaza does not break international law., Al-Qaida-linked Army of Islam said responsible for attack in Alexandria earlier this month that killed over 20 Coptic Christians.

Would the isolation of America persuade Obama not to veto?Uruknet January 23, 2011 - Despite strong U.S. opposition, a proposed resolution condemning Israeli settlements on the occupied West Bank did make it to the UN Security Council. It was not put to a vote and no vote is expected for some time, if ever, because of the probability as things stand of an American veto. But given growing global...

Secret papers reveal slow death of Middle East peace processUruknet January 23, 2011 - The biggest leak of confidential documents in the history of the Middle East conflict has revealed that Palestinian negotiators secretly agreed to accept Israel's annexation of all but one of the settlements built illegally in occupied East Jerusalem. This unprecedented proposal was one of a string of concessions that will cause shockwaves among Palestinians and...

14 year old child arrested in night raid in Nabi SalehUruknet January 23, 2011 - The repression of Nabi Saleh continued last night as the army raided the village for the third time in two weeks. Last week, the army raided over twenty Nabi Saleh homes, photographed youth and collected their ID information. Last night, between the hours of two and three in the morning, soldiers raided homes and arrested...

The similarities between Western press and fake anti-imperialismUruknet January 23, 2011 - ...One can't expect much from the media that represents the international policies of the US/Israel politico-corporate elites. Now how about the fake leftists? Fake-Leftists, similar to the Western press, cover or sympathize with the oppressed population if their oppressor is known to be on the friend-list of US/Israel and mock and insult the oppressed population...

Water authority discloses Israeli crime on Gaza's water supplyUruknet January 23, 2011 -- Gaza's water authority has uncovered a crime Israel has been committing against the Gaza Strip's water supply. Over the last three decades, Mekerot, an Israeli water company, has been supplying the strip with no more than 5 million cubic meters of water annually, actually an integral part of the water Israel drains from the occupied...

Israeli soldier shoots Palestinians at Hebron checkpointUruknet January 23, 2011 - Israeli soldiers shot and injured two Palestinian workers Sunday morning in the occupied West Bank, medics said. Israel's military said they sped through a checkpoint. Muhammad Al-Qimary, 25, was treated for a gunshot wound to the foot and Akram Jamil Samamra, 28, for injuries to the torso that he sustained in the incident in Ar-Ramadin...

America's treatment of detaineesUruknet January 23, 2011 - Amnesty International has written a letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates objecting to the conditions of Bradley Manning's detention, which was first reported here. The group denounces the oppressive conditions under which Manning is being held as "unnecessarily harsh and punitive," and further states they "appear to breach the USA’s obligations under international standards and...

Another young stone-collector is killed in GazaUruknet January 23, 2011 - It had been only eight days since the last innocent was killed. People die here one after another, killed one by one, without consequences, without justice, without an outcry in the media. Innocent civilians trying to make a living amidst the stifling four-year siege. Palestinian civilians, whose lives become only an entry in the statistics: "...

The Israeli Gaza flotilla inquiry whitewashes evidence of wrongdoingUruknet January 23, 2011 - The Turkel Committee, investigating the legality of Israel’s lethal response to the Gaza Flotilla in May 2010, has published the first part of its conclusions. The omens for the report were not good, and unfortunately, its 248 pages (Hebrew) reinforce the impression that this inquiry was a sham, intended to whitewash any Israeli wrongdoing involved...

Deaths of Detainees in U.S. Custody - Documents Released January 14, 2011Uruknet January 23, 2011 - On October 16, 2009, the ACLU filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the government seeking all records relating to the deaths of detainees in U.S. custody as part of the so-called "war on terror." On January 14, 2011, the government released its first batch of documents consisting of 2,624 pages, which include approximately...

Survivors respond to Israeli 'whitewash'Uruknet January 23, 2011 - Survivors of the raid on the Gaza Flotilla have responded to an Israeli investigation into the incidents. Israel's naval blockade of the Gaza Strip and its deadly raid on a flotilla of aid ships bound for the coastal enclave last year conform with international law, an Israeli investigation has stated. The raid saw nine Turkish...

Israeli panel: Flotilla raid legalUruknet January 23, 2011 - An Israeli inquiry commission has defended the actions of the country's troops during a deadly raid on a Turkish-led flotilla of ships carrying aid to the Gaza Strip last year. The core findings were issued in a 300-page report released on Sunday by an Israeli government-appointed panel. Made up of four Israelis and two foreign...

London’s Foreign Office might as well relocate to Tel AvivUruknet January 23, 2011 - What our Foreign Office minister said on his recent visit to Israel and occupied Palestine shows more clearly than ever why the struggle in the Holy Land extends all the way to our own front door here in the UK. The new minister in charge of Middle East affairs, Alistair Burt, was there to reward...

On HamasUruknet January 22, 2011 - M. came over and discussed the Hamas government. "They are occupying the culture," he told me. "Our grandparents used to dance Dabka together, boys and girls, now this is forbidden. What is Hamas doing?"... Another friend, A., my most radical friend in Gaza, told me, "I don't like Hamas but I hate the left the...

Israel Denies Food to Gaza23 Jan 2011 - Gaza, (Pal Telegraph) - Israeli apartheid policies against the innocent population of Gaza continues. Not different from the Nazi regime against the Jews in the 2nd world war, Israel adopts similar policies against civilians in Gaza estimated of 1.7 million.

Al Jazeera Introducing leaked Palestine Papers23 Jan 2011 - Palestine, (Pal Telegraph) - Over the last several months, Al Jazeera has been given unhindered access to the largest-ever leak of confidential documents related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. There are nearly 1,700 files, thousands of pages of diplomatic correspondence detailing the inner workings of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. These documents – memos, e-mails, maps, minutes from private meetings, accounts of...

Al Jazeera reveals: The "napkin map" revealed23 Jan 2011 - Palestine, (Pal Telegraph) - The Palestinian Authority proposed an unprecedented land swap to the Israeli government, offering to annex virtually all of the illegal Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem.

Al Jazeera reveals documents on Peace Process23 Jan 2011 - US, (Pal Telegraph) - "The biggest Yerushalayim" - For all the international controversy over construction at this quiet settlement in north Jerusalem, there is little of it in evidence. The controversy came last year, when the Jerusalem municipality approved 1,600 new housing tenders while Joe Biden, the US vice-president, was visiting Israel. But construction has yet to begin, and residents...

"The biggest Yerushalayim"AlJazeera 23 Jan 2011 - PA offered to concede almost all of East Jerusalem, an historic concession for which Israel offered nothing in return.

Erekat's solution for the HaramAlJazeera 23 Jan 2011 - The PA's chief negotiator suggested unprecedented compromises on the division of Jerusalem and its holy sites.

The "napkin map" revealedAlJazeera 23 Jan 2011 - The Palestine Papers include a rendering of the Israeli land swap map presented in mid-2008 to Mahmoud Abbas.

"Shocking revelations" on JerusalemAlJazeera 23 Jan 2011 - The chief Palestinian negotiator appears disconnected from his own people and his wider Arab and Muslim constituency.

"The biggest Yerushalayim"AlJazeera - The Palestine Papers23 Jan 2011 - PA offered to concede almost all of East Jerusalem, an historic concession for which Israel offered nothing in return.

The "napkin map" revealedAlJazeera - The Palestine Papers23 Jan 2011 - The Palestine Papers include a rendering of the Israeli land swap map presented in mid-2008 to Mahmoud Abbas.

Erekat's solution for the HaramAlJazeera - The Palestine Papers23 Jan 2011 - The PA's chief negotiator suggested unprecedented compromises on the division of Jerusalem and its holy sites.

"Shocking revelations" on JerusalemAlJazeera - The Palestine Papers23 Jan 2011 - The chief Palestinian negotiator appears disconnected from his own people and his wider Arab and Muslim constituency.

"Risks for peace"AlJazeera - The Palestine Papers23 Jan 2011 - The overwhelming conclusion one draws from this record is that the process for a two-state solution is essentially over.

Reaction to the leaked Palestine papersThe Guardian 23 Jan 2011 - Palestinian negotiators have angrily dismissed accounts as lies, fabrications and half truths As Palestinian negotiators named in the secret accounts of negotiations with Israel angrily dismissed them as lies, fabrications and half truths, there was an...

Palestine papers: Now we know. Israel had a peace partnerThe Guardian 23 Jan 2011 - The classified documents show Palestinians willing to go to extreme lengths and Israel holding a firm line on any peace deal Who will be most damaged by this extraordinary glimpse into the reality of the Israeli-Palestinian...

Palestine papers: Editor's noteThe Guardian 23 Jan 2011 - The background to how the Guardian came to publish the documents revealing details of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks The 1,600 or so documents in the Palestine papers were obtained by al-Jazeera and shared in advance of publication...

Palestine papers: Ahmed QureiaThe Guardian 23 Jan 2011 - Lead Palestinian negotiator in 2008 had close relationship with Yasser Arafat and was known for tolerance and charm Ahmed Qureia, better known as Abu Ala, was born in Abu Dis, near Jerusalem, in 1937. He joined...

The Palestinian papers: Pleading for a fig leaf | EditorialThe Guardian 23 Jan 2011 - The secret notes suggest one requires Panglossian optimism to believe that these negotiations can one day be resurrected Gerald Kaufman once described Labour's 1983 manifesto as the longest suicide note in history. If ever a set...

Timeline: Middle East peace talksThe Guardian 23 Jan 2011 - Key moments in the last 20 years of negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians 1991 October Madrid peace conference held with representatives from Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and the Palestinians. The three-day talks lay the groundwork...

Erekat: Palestinian state is coming, Israel can't stop itJeruslalem Post 23 Jan 2011 - PA chief negotiator says in interview that there is no partner in Israel, says: "The prime minister told us we should not wait for next government, but we are not waiting for it. We are waiting for you."

EU Pushed to Get Tougher With IsraelIPS In what could be a seismic shift in international attitudes towards Israel's illegal occupation of East Jerusalem, European diplomats are calling for strong action against Israeli policy in a secret document made public recently.

Occupation forces arrest al Nabi Saleh minor in night raidStop The Wall - Occupation forces raided the village of al Nabi Saleh late last night, arresting a 13-year-old Islam Tamimi. According to residents, soldiers entered the village at 2:00 in the morning and burst into the family home. They proceeded to severely beat Islam, as well as his mother and father, with both their fists as well as the butts of their rifles. [

Hebron: Checkpoint soldiers shoot driver1/22/2011 - International Solidarity Movement - 21 January, Ma'an News - Soldiers at a flying checkpoint on Route 60 north of Hebron shot and critically wounded a Palestinian citizen of Israel on Thursday night. The Israeli military said events around the shooting were unclear. Security sources identified the man as 28-year-old Jalal Al-Masri, and said he sustained a bullet....

Gaza flotilla report proves Israel is a law-abiding country, Barak saysHa'aretz 23 Jan 2011 - Balad MK Hanin Zuabi, who took part in the flotilla, says report completely ignored the killing of nine Turkish activists during the May 2010 raid., First part of Turkel Commission report finds that Israel's naval blockade of Gaza does not break international law., Al-Qaida-linked Army of Islam said responsible for attack in Alexandria earlier this month that killed over 20 Coptic Christians.

Secret docs: PA ceded much of JerusalemYNet News - Secret documents published by Al-Jazeera reveal that the Palestinian negotiations team to talks with Israel agreed to cede almost all Jewish neighborhoods in east .......

Iran: Warships to sail to MediterraneanYNet News - A senior official in the Iranian navy revealed Sunday that the Islamic Republic plans to extend its naval range to Mediterranean waters near Israel. Rear Admiral .......

Hezbollah: We won't exclude any partyYNet News - Hezbollah and its allies will not exclude any political party if their candidate for premiership wins a parliamentary majority in talks due to begin on Monday, the Shiite .......

Labor chooses temporary chairmanYNet News - Former Minister Michael Harish has been chosen to be the temporary chairman of the Labor Party, whose chairman Ehud Barak abandoned it last week. Faction members .......

Jewish Agency: Raid led to global anti-SemitismYNet News - Though the Turkel committee cleared the IDF and Israel of any illegal actions during the May 31 flotilla raid, a Jewish Agency report says the deaths of the nine Turkish .......

Protesters from poor rural heartlands rally in TunisDaily Star 23 Jan 2011 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' administration proposed in 2008 that Israel annex most of the settlements it has built in and around Jerusalem since 1967, according to a document published by Al-Jazeera Sunday. The leaked...

Leak: Abbas pitched in 2008 Israel annex most Jerusalem settlementsDaily Star 23 Jan 2011 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' administration proposed in 2008 that Israel annex most of the settlements it has built in and around Jerusalem since 1967, according to a document published by Al-Jazeera Sunday. The leaked...

Iran hopes for more talks with world powers over nuclear fileDaily Star 23 Jan 2011 TEHRAN: Iran hopes to resume talks with world powers on its nuclear program, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday, a day after discussions ended in stalemate with no clear agreement to meet again. "If the other party...

Egypt blames Palestinian group for Coptic church bombingDaily Star 23 Jan 2011 CAIRO: Egyptian Interior Minister Habib al-Adly Sunday accused a Palestinian group of masterminding the New Year's church attack in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria that killed 23 people. "The Palestinian Islamic Army, which has links to...

Lieberman pitches limited independence for PalestiniansDaily Star 23 Jan 2011 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/AMMAN: Israel's foreign minister is putting together an interim peace plan that would grant the Palestinians limited independence in an attempt to blunt their efforts to win international recognition of an independent state, a government...

Jordanian king listens to popular grievancesDaily Star 23 Jan 2011 AMMAN: King Abdullah II has consulted various political strands in Jordan, hoping "to come closer to the demands of the people," before planned further street protests this week, a source close to the king said Sunday.

Hamas condemns Turkel probe's exoneration of IsraelPIC 23 Jan 2011 - Hamas strongly denounced the results of the Turkel probe into the lethal attack by Israeli troops on the Freedom Flotilla during an attempt to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

Hamas: Egypt, Arab security our strategic depthPIC 23 Jan 2011 - Hamas expressed concern over a statement by Egyptian interior minister Habib Adly in which he charged Army of Islam in Gaza of responsibility for the blast in an Alexandria church.

Egypt has 'conclusive' evidence that Al Qaeda group was behind church bombingLA Times 23 Jan 2011 - Palestinian militants linked to Al Qaeda are blamed in the New Year's Day attack that killed 25 Coptic Christians. With foreigners named as the culprits, religious tensions may ease. The Egyptian government announced Sunday that it had "conclusive proof" that an Al Qaeda-linked Palestinian militant group orchestrated the New Year's Day bombing outside a Coptic Christian church that killed 25 worshipers and exacerbated sectarian tensions across Egypt.

Deadly commando raid on Gaza flotilla did not violate law, Israeli panel saysLA Times 23 Jan 2011 - The government-appointed commission says in a report that the protesters aboard the ship trying to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip instigated the violence. Activists discount the findings: 'It's a whitewash.' A commission appointed by Israel's government concluded Sunday that the country's military did not violate international law in carrying out a deadly commando raid last spring against a protest ship that was attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip in defiance of Israel's naval blockade.

Israeli intolerance shows up on Internet, in Knesset, on the streetLA Times 23 Jan 2011 - Racism, homophobia and religious discrimination seem to be more prevalent, taking the form of threats and even a government motion. But one journalist says the trend is just a sign of 'growing pains.' The intent of the anonymous Internet video was unambiguous: "This person should be killed — and soon," read a message underneath a photo of Israel's deputy state prosecutor, Shai Nitzan.

Egypt Links Palestinians To Attack At ChurchNew York Times 23 Jan 2011 - Egypt charged Sunday that a Palestinian extremist group with links to Al Qaeda was behind the New Year’s Eve bombing that killed 21 people and set off days of sectarian rioting.

Child Arrested in Night Raid in Nabi SalehPopular Struggle Coordination Committee - For the third time in two weeks, the village of Nabi Saleh was raided in the middle of the night by fully armed soldiers. One 14 year old child was arrested while sleeping in his bed during the violent raid.

My Khan YunisMondoweiss - I felt no difference. Although I hadn’t physically been there before, every single street I passed through looked so familiar to me. I felt I belong to a place my feet had never trod and my eyes never seen. I wasn’t a mere visitor and I...

Encounters with Israeli cinemaMondoweiss - Production still from Route 181: Fragments of a Journey in Palestine-Israel This post is a consideration of Ella Shohat’s discussion of her book, Israeli Cinema: East/West and the Politics of Representation , on the occasion of its 25th anniversary at Alwan for the Arts in New York...

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